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Moriyama S, Kido T, Sakamoto N, Fuchigami M, Tokito T, Okuno D, Miyamura T, Nakashima S, Hara A, Ishimoto H, Imaizumi Y, Tsuruda K, Yanagihara K, Fukuoka J, Mukae H. Pulmonary Nodular Lymphoid Hyperplasia Evaluated with Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid Findings: A Case Report and Review of the Literature on Japanese Patients. Intern Med 2023; 62:95-102. [PMID: 36596475 PMCID: PMC9876723 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.9310-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Pulmonary nodular lymphoid hyperplasia (PNLH) is a very rare disease, and it is difficult to diagnose PNLH and distinguish it from mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma. In addition, information on bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) analyses is lacking. We herein report a 36-year-old Japanese woman diagnosed with PLNH by a surgical biopsy and analysis of BALF. The BALF showed an increase in B-cell marker-positive lymphocytes, normal patterns of B-cell clonality, mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue 1 gene, and immunoglobulin heavy chain at 14q32 translocations. We also reviewed Japanese cases of PNLH described in Japanese or English to explore the characteristics of such cases.
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- Sakiko Moriyama
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Japan
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Nagasaki University Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Japan
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Nagasaki University Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Japan
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Kido T, Ishimoto H, Ishii H, Hara K, Ozasa M, Kawabata H, Kawanami T, Suzuki Y, Yoshikawa H, Hara A, Sakamoto N, Matsumoto N, Yoshii C, Fukuoka J, Fujita M, Nakazato M, Kadota J, Mukae H, Yatera K. Combined detection of lymphocyte clonality and MALT1 translocations in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid for diagnosing pulmonary lymphomas. Sci Rep 2021; 11:23430. [PMID: 34873224 PMCID: PMC8648835 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-02861-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2021] [Accepted: 11/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Diagnosis of pulmonary lymphoma using small tissue samples is difficult and often requires surgical procedures; thus, a less invasive sampling method is desirable. We previously showed that pulmonary mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma can be diagnosed by detecting MALT lymphoma translocation gene 1 (MALT1) translocations in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) cells. Analysis of B-cell clonality based on immunoglobulin heavy chain (IGH) gene rearrangements was also reportedly useful for diagnosing pulmonary lymphoma. The aim of this prospective multicenter study was to evaluate the yet unknown diagnostic potential of combined detection of MALT1 translocations and clonality using BALF. We analyzed B- and T-cell clonality based on IGH and T-cell receptor (TCR) rearrangements together with MALT1 translocations using BALF of patients with clinically suspected pulmonary lymphomas. In total, 39 patients were evaluated and categorized into three groups: B-cell lymphoma, lymphoproliferative disorders, and other diseases. IGH rearrangement detection for B-cell lymphoma diagnosis exhibited sensitivity and specificity of 88.9% and 90.0%, respectively. TCR rearrangements were not observed in patients with B-cell lymphomas. The presence of IGH rearrangements together with the absence of TCR rearrangements indicated 96.0% specificity for the diagnosis of B-cell lymphoma. The sensitivity and specificity of MALT1 translocations for diagnosing MALT lymphoma were 28.6% and 100%, respectively. The combined detection of lymphocyte clonality and MALT1 translocations using BALF is suitable for screening and diagnosis of B-cell lymphomas. Analysis of specific genes such as MALT1 should improve the precision of B-cell lymphoma diagnosis.
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- Takashi Kido
- Department of Respiratory Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Kitakyushu, Japan. .,Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1, Sakamoto, Nagasaki, 852-8501, Japan.
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Kitakyushu, Japan.,Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1, Sakamoto, Nagasaki, 852-8501, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Fukuoka University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1, Sakamoto, Nagasaki, 852-8501, Japan.,Department of Pathology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kokura Memorial Hospital, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine and Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Yufu, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1, Sakamoto, Nagasaki, 852-8501, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1, Sakamoto, Nagasaki, 852-8501, Japan
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- Neurology, Respirology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Wakamatsu Hospital of the University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Fukuoka University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Neurology, Respirology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine and Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Yufu, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Kitakyushu, Japan.,Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 1-7-1, Sakamoto, Nagasaki, 852-8501, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Kitakyushu, Japan
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Merveilleux du Vignaux C, Girard N, Salles G, Cordier JF. [Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue-derived (MALT) lymphoma]. REVUE DE PNEUMOLOGIE CLINIQUE 2016; 72:95-100. [PMID: 26850454 DOI: 10.1016/j.pneumo.2015.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2014] [Revised: 10/05/2015] [Accepted: 10/16/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Pulmonary Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue (MALT)-type lymphoma is the most frequent primary pulmonary lymphoma. We report the case of a patient who presented a pulmonary MALT-type lymphoma treated with chloraminophen, with a recurrence 5 years later characterized with pulmonary lesions associated with a gastric location. This observation underlines some anatomical and clinical aspects of pulmonary MALT-type lymphoma, and leads to discuss the evolution of its physiopathological and therapeutic concepts. In particular, the contributions of positron emission tomography and molecular biology allow the analysis of possible multifocal affections of this disease.
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- C Merveilleux du Vignaux
- Service de pneumologie, centre de référence des maladies pulmonaire rares, unité pilote pour la prise en charge des tumeurs malignes rares de l'adulte, hôpital Louis-Pradel, Hospices Civils de Lyon, 69677 Lyon, France
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- Service de pneumologie, centre de référence des maladies pulmonaire rares, unité pilote pour la prise en charge des tumeurs malignes rares de l'adulte, hôpital Louis-Pradel, Hospices Civils de Lyon, 69677 Lyon, France.
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- Service de pneumologie, centre de référence des maladies pulmonaire rares, unité pilote pour la prise en charge des tumeurs malignes rares de l'adulte, hôpital Louis-Pradel, Hospices Civils de Lyon, 69677 Lyon, France; Service d'hématologie clinique, centre hospitalier Lyon-Sud, 69495 Pierre-Bénite, France
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- Service de pneumologie, centre de référence des maladies pulmonaire rares, unité pilote pour la prise en charge des tumeurs malignes rares de l'adulte, hôpital Louis-Pradel, Hospices Civils de Lyon, 69677 Lyon, France
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Kido T, Yatera K, Noguchi S, Sakurai Y, Nagata S, Kozaki M, Tokuyama S, Ogoshi T, Kawanami T, Yoshii C, Mukae H. Detection of MALT1 Gene Rearrangements in BAL Fluid Cells for the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue Lymphoma. Chest 2012; 141:176-182. [DOI: 10.1378/chest.11-0068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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Clonality and phenotyping analysis of alveolar lymphocytes is suggestive of pulmonary MALT lymphoma. Respir Med 2011; 105:1231-7. [PMID: 21481576 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2011.03.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2011] [Accepted: 03/21/2011] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma, a low-grade B-cell extranodal lymphoma, is the most frequent subset of primary pulmonary lymphoma (PPL). It often associates with connective tissue disease (CTD). We aimed to evaluate the impact of concomitant CTD on diagnostic value of flow cytometry and genetic clonality analyses for the diagnostic of MALT lymphoma. METHODS All chest disease and pathology departments of teaching hospitals in Paris were contacted to identify patients with a histological diagnosis of PPL of the MALT subtype with or without associated CTD. We identified 44 patients in the lymphoma group; 11 had a CTD and were matched to 11 patients with CTD but without lymphoma. RESULTS Results of BAL analyses of MALT-PPL showed normal cellularity (370 cells/mm(3) [range 21-2300]) but increased proportion of lymphocytes (31.5% [80-2]) of the B-cell subtype (20% [1-88]). A B-cell clone was detected in 82% of cases, and specificity of clonality was 90%. Interestingly, BAL analysis results different by presence or not of a CTD. The frequency of B lymphocyte alveolitis was significantly greater in MALT patients without than with CTD (34% vs 6.5%, p = 0.007). However, BAL results for patients with CTD did not differ between those with and without lymphoma. CONCLUSION BAL results may be highly suggestive of pulmonary MALT lymphoma. The proportion of B-cells may vary depending on the presence of an associated CTD, but clonality analyses remained informative for the diagnostic of MALT lymphoma.
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Ogata-Suetsugu S, Maeyama T, Takeshita M, Hamada N, Takayama K, Inoue H, Nakanishi Y. A Case of Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma of the Lung Demonstrating Diffuse Ground-glass Shadows. Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2011; 17:591-4. [DOI: 10.5761/atcs.cr.10.01651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Ishikawa CC, Ab'Saber AM, Parra ER, Lin CJ, Barbas CSV, Capelozzi VL. [Immunophenotyping and gene rearrangement analysis in lymphoid/lymphoproliferative disorders of the lungs]. J Bras Pneumol 2008; 33:625-34. [PMID: 18200361 DOI: 10.1590/s1806-37132007000600004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2006] [Accepted: 04/11/2007] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To determine the usefulness, in routine practice, of using polymerase chain reaction to analyze B and T lymphocyte clonality in pulmonary tissue as a tool for the diagnosis of pulmonary lymphoproliferative disorders. METHODS Immunohistochemistry and molecular gene rearrangement analysis were performed in order to assess 8 cases of lymphoid interstitial pneumonia (LIP) and 7 cases of pulmonary lymphoproliferative disorders. RESULTS All 8 cases of LIP presented moderate to strong immunostaining for CD3, compared with only 2 cases of lymphoma and 1 case of pseudolymphoma (p = 0.02). Gene rearrangement was detected in 4 of the 8 cases, which changed the diagnosis from LIP to lymphoma, showing the importance of gene rearrangement detection in cases of LIP. In this situation, gene rearrangement using the VH/JH and Vgamma11/Jgamma12 primer pairs was detected in 3 cases and 1 case, respectively, and no gene abnormalities were found using the Dbeta1/Jbeta2 and Vgamma101/Jgamma12 primer pairs in any of the cases. A significant positive association was found between the intensity of CD20 and CD68 expression and gene rearrangement using the VH/JH primer pair. Prior to the gene rearrangement, 4 patients with LIP died quickly, whereas only one patient with LIP died after the gene rearrangement. CONCLUSIONS Detection of monoclonal B and T cells by immunophenotyping and polymerase chain reaction had an impact on the diagnosis of pulmonary lymphomas in patients previously diagnosed with LIP. Therefore, immunophenotyping and polymerase chain reaction should be used as 'gold standard' techniques in routine practice.
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Yan J, Wu Z, Li Y. The differentiation of idiopathic inflammatory pseudotumor from lymphoid tumors of orbit: analysis of 319 cases. Orbit 2005; 23:245-54. [PMID: 15590527 DOI: 10.1080/01676830490487980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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PURPOSE To analyze the clinical, morphologic, immunophenotypic, and molecular genetic differences between idiopathic inflammatory pseudotumor and lymphoid tumors of the orbit. METHODS 209 patients with IOIP and 110 patients with lymphoid tumors seen between January 1, 1978 and December 31, 1999 in Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University were evaluated retrospectively. RESULTS More patients with lymphoid tumors had palpable mass than patients with idiopathic orbital inflammatory pseudotumor (IOIP) (P < 0.0001), with the percentage of 90% and 65%, respectively, whereas more patients with IOIP had swollen eyelid, eyelid or conjunctival congestion, pain, retinal folds or hamorrhage, and optic nerve atrophy than patients with lymphoid tumors, with the percentage of 55% and 40% (P = 0.014), 42% and 24% (P = 0.001), 24% and 1% (P < 0.0001), 14% and 4% (P = 0.004), 7% and 2% (P = 0.043), respectively. Ultrasound and computed tomography/magnetic resonance image (CT/MRI) scan usually could not differentiate IOIP from lymphoma. Nearly one third of patients with IOIP could not be easily differentiated pathologically from lymphoid tumor. Immunophenotypic, and molecular genetic analyses can differentiate IOIP from lymphoid tumor based on polyclonal or monoclonal proliferation of lymphocytes with the IOIP being polyclonal and lymphoma monoclonal. CONCLUSIONS Idiopathic orbital inflammatory pseudotumor and lymphoid tumor showed distinguishing clinical, morphologic, immunophenotypic, and molecular genetic characteristics.
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- Jianhua Yan
- Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, the Section of Ocular Oncology & Orbital Disease, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, the People's Republic of China.
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Zompi S, Couderc LJ, Cadranel J, Antoine M, Epardeau B, Fleury-Feith J, Popa N, Santoli F, Farcet JP, Delfau-Larue MH. Clonality analysis of alveolar B lymphocytes contributes to the diagnostic strategy in clinical suspicion of pulmonary lymphoma. Blood 2004; 103:3208-15. [PMID: 15070704 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2003-07-2335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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The diagnostic procedure of chronic pulmonary opacities may envisage the search for non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). Previous retrospective studies have shown that clonality analysis of bronchoalveolar B lymphocytes could reflect the clonality of pulmonary lymphocytes. Our objective was to define the diagnostic usefulness of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) B-lymphocyte clonality analysis in the setting of a clinical suspicion of both primary and secondary pulmonary lymphoma. A prospective BAL fluid B-cell clonality analysis was performed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in 106 consecutive patients presenting with a clinical suspicion of pulmonary NHL. Diagnosis was pulmonary B-cell lymphoma for 22 patients (13 primary and 9 secondary). When compared, pulmonary biopsy and BAL fluid have clonal identity. The detection of a strong B-cell clonal population in BAL fluid was associated with the diagnosis of pulmonary NHL (P <.0001), with a 97% specificity and a 95% negative predictive value. Thus, the absence of a dominant B-cell clone detection in BAL fluid could help to dismiss invasive investigations of pulmonary lesions. The detection of a dominant B-cell clone would lead to the performance of a pulmonary biopsy to get histologic diagnosis in primary pulmonary lymphoma and, by contrast, would avoid the need for biopsy in the setting of a secondary pulmonary lymphoma.
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- Simona Zompi
- Service de Pneumologie, Hôpital Foch, Suresnes, France
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Ahmed S, Siddiqui AK, Rai KR. Low-grade B-cell bronchial associated lymphoid tissue (BALT) lymphoma. Cancer Invest 2002; 20:1059-68. [PMID: 12449739 DOI: 10.1081/cnv-120005924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Low-grade B-cell bronchial associated lymphoid tissue (BALT) lymphoma is a distinct subgroup of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Chronic antigen stimulation, triggered by autoimmune process or persistent infection may precede the development of BALT lymphoma. The lymphoma cells originate from the marginal zone and by invading the bronchial epithelial tissue, give rise to the lymphoepithelial lesion. BALT lymphoma shares the morphologic, immunophenotypic, and cytogenetic characteristics of other mucosa associated lymphoid tissue lymphomas. A majority of the patients are asymptomatic and pulmonary lesions are incidentally discovered on a routine chest radiograph. However, the clinical and radiographic features of BALT lymphoma are nonspecific. The disease is often localized at the time of diagnosis and responds favorably to local treatment, but the optimal management is not clearly defined. Overall, BALT lymphoma has a favorable prognosis and is associated with long-term survival.
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- Shahid Ahmed
- Long Island Campus for the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
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Kyrtsonis MC, Angelopoulou MK, Kontopidou FN, Siakantaris MP, Dimopoulou MN, Mitropoulos F, Kalovidouris A, Vaiopoulos GA, Pangalis GA. Primary lung involvement in Waldenström's macroglobulinaemia: report of two cases and review of the literature. Acta Haematol 2001; 105:92-6. [PMID: 11408711 DOI: 10.1159/000046541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Pulmonary involvement in Waldenström's macroglobulinaemia (WM) occurs in 3-5% of cases, but lung involvement without bone marrow infiltration is extremely rare. We report 2 patients who presented with bilateral consolidations on chest X-ray and non-specific symptoms and were treated for a long period of time for pulmonary infections until the diagnosis was made by open lung biopsy. Both patients presented high monoclonal IgM in the serum and one also had blood lymphoplasmacytosis. Trephine bone biopsy and bone marrow smears were normal and there was no other site of involvement. Along with the presentation of our patients, we review the literature, discuss some of the possible underlying mechanisms and raise the attention of clinicians to this rare manifestation of the disease.
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- M C Kyrtsonis
- Hematology Section, First Department of Internal Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University, School of Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, Athens, Greece
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